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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Betty Mitchell, Warden v. Gregory Esparza

540 U.S. 12 · 124 S. Ct. 7 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 8191

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
02-1369
U.S. Reports
540 U.S. 12
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 7
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 8191

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Betty Mitchell, Warden v. Gregory Esparza.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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